Reed Garrett was born January 2nd, 1993, in Henrico Virginia. The six foot two, right hander attended high school at historic Richmond. . Military School: Reed then attended the Virginia Military Institute, which is the oldest public military college in the US. There he pitched for the Keydets baseball team getting drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round (486th pick overall) of the 2014 draft.
Reed spent 2014 & 2015 at the ball level reaching AAA Round Rock for one game the following year. He spent the next two seasons in the AA Texas League & the AAA Pacific Coast League.
In 2019 he was drafted (Rule V) away by the Detroit Tigers. He was invited to Spring Training & made the roster north.MLB Career: On March 29th he debuted pitching a scoreless inning of relief in a 6-0 loss at Toronto. On April 1st, he pitched in New York & struck out two batters in 1.1 innings of work. He made 13 appearances giving up 15 earned runs with a 8.22 ERA before being sent back to the minors.He was sent back to the Texas Rangers finishing the year at AAA Nashville going 1-3.
Nippon Professional Baseball: Garrett spent the next two years pitching as a reliever in Japan for the Saitama Seibu Lions going a combined 7-5 with a 3.45 ERA.
Reed was homesick in Japan, spending nine months alone in a suburb of Tokyo due to his schedule & then the Covid pandemic. Reed didn't see his wife or newborn son in that time until finally returning home to America.In 2022 he returned to MLB appearing in seven games for the Washington Nationals. He was granted free agency & signed with the Baltimore Orioles. He began the year at AAA Norfolk & went 5-1 with a 1.00 ERA which was good enough to have him promoted to the big-league staff.He was brought up to the first place Orioles in mid-June & pitched in just two games. On June 16th he gave up three runs in 1.2 innings of work to the Cubs at Wrigley Field in a 7-6 loss. He was placed on waivers & picked up by the New York Mets.
Mets Career: Reed appeared in 12 games for the AAA Syracuse Chiefs posting a 5.68 ERA but was still brought up to the Mets staff in late July.
On July 29th, the 30-year-old Reed made his Mets debut pitching 2.2 scoreless innings in an 11-6 loss to the Nationals.
On August 4th he returned to face his old teammates in Baltimore in the 6th inning of a 10-3 loss. The O's knocked him around for four runs on three hits. His next outing was worse, he gave up six runs to the Braves in just 2.1 innings of a 21-3 debacle.
Reed made five more appearances on the year & pitched better. In seven innings of work, he gave up just one run, struck out five & walked one.
First Victory: On September 30th he earned his first career win coming against the Phillies in a 11-4 win at Citi Field. He entered the game with the Mets ahead 11-4 in the 6th inning, then pitched three scoreless innings giving up just one hit & striking out four.
2024 Mets Wild Card Season: Reed started out the season at AAA but was soon called up when Tylor Megill wet down. He started out the year with a fantastic April. On April 4th, he began by earning a win finishing off a 2-1 win over the Tigers, pitching three scoreless innings.
On April 16th, he earned win #2, with two scoreless at Citi Field over the Pirates. On April 19th in
Los Angeles, he earned his third win then the next game notched his first save, as the Mets took of three from the Dodgers. By May 1st, Garrett was 5-0 with a 0.54 ERA.
Reed Trivia: Garrett is tied for third in MLB history earning a win in five of his first eight relief appearances in a season.
On May 22nd, he earned his first loss, coming in Cleveland. On May 24th, he had his worst outing of the year, coming during the Mets worst stretch of the season, where they lost 15 of 18. In the 8th inning he served up five runs to the Giants including a grand slam HR to Patrick Bailey, taking his second straight loss.
He closed out the month with his third save & his fifth hold to his credit. On June 9th he earned a win in Philadelphia as the Mets put up three runs in the top of the 9th inning. On June 18th in Texas Reed earned his seventh win of the season, becoming the fourth Mets relief pitcher in franchise history to post seven wins before the All Star break.
Although he was 7-3 & had put collected four saves, from May 22nd thru July 9th, he gave up 15 earned runs in 21 innings, posting a 7.94 ERA in 19 games over that time.
He was sent down to AAA Syracuse to fine tune things.
On August 10th, Garrett returned & found himself on a team that was playing the best baseball in the league since he'd been gone.
At first, he picked up where he left off, On August 15th, he gave up two 6th inning runs to Oakland & took his fourth loss (7-4). On August 18th, he issued three walks to the Marlins, before being removed & Phil Maton gave up a base hit as Reed took the 3-2 loss.
From August 27th to September 21st, Reed pitched 10.2 scoreless innings over 12 games as the Mets battled for a playoff spot.
On September 16th, pitched a scoreless 10th inning at Citi Field & earned the victory when Starling Marte hit a walk off single to beat the Nationals. In the big four game series with the Phillies he pitched parts of two of the three wins.
On September 28th in Milwaukee, in his last appearance of the regular season, he was roughed up for four runs, three hits & two walks in the 6-0 Mets loss.
On the season, Reed was 8-5 with four saves, posting a 3.77 ERA. He also posted 14 holds (second to Adam Ottovino) struck out 83 & walked 30 in 57 innings in 53 appearances, finishing off 13 games.
2024 Post Season- NLWC: In the NLWC series win over the Brewers he pitched one scoreless inning in the Game #2 loss.
2024 NLDS: In the NLDS win over the Phillies he made two appearances. In Game #1 Garrett pitched two scoreless innings, striking out one & holding the Phillies hitless. He was the winning pitcher of record, as the Mets put up five runs in the 8th inning.
In Game #4 he came on in the 6th inning, with the Mets down 1-0 again & Bryce Harper on second base.
He struck out Nick Castellanos then walked Alec Bohm then struck out Bryson Scott before being relieved. The Mets went on to win the game & clinch the series.
2024 NLCS: In the NLCS loss to the Dodgers, Reed led all Mets pitchers making four appearances. He gave up five runs, on five hits with two HRs. He struck out ten & walked two in 8.1 innings of work.
In the Game #1 loss at Los Angeles, he came in relief of Kodai Senga in the 2nd inning, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings.
In Game #3, Garrett relieved Luis Severino after five innings with the Mets down 2-0. He gave up a two run HR to Enrique Hernandez in the loss.
In the Game #5 win at Citi Field, Garrett relieved David Peterson in the 4th inning with an 8-2 lead. The Mets went ahead 10-2 & in the bottom of the 4th Reed served up a three run HR to Andy Pages.
In the final Game #6 he pitched a scoreless 6th inning in the loss.
2025: Garrett came on in 2025 emerging as the set up man early on, he did not allow an earned run through his first 13 appearances in 11.2 innings of work collecting nine holds thru April.
On May 1st he gave up his first run of the season, in a loss at Arizona. From May 13th thru June 3rd, Reed pitched ten more scoreless innings over nine appearances, earning his first win of the season which came in the subway series in the Bronx. Garrett closed out May with two more saves & had 12 hold on the season, still posting an ERA under one (0.70).
On June 17th, he blew his fourth save of the year, allowing a three run double to Marcell Ozuna in an eventual Mets loss. In his next outing, he gave up a season high four earned runs to the Phillies, taking the loss.
On July 2nd, he took his second loss & matched his season high four earned runs allowed, serving up a grand slam to the Brewers Joey Ortiz in the first game of a double header split at Citi Field.
From July 4th thru August 9th, he gave up just one earned run in 14 appearances. But from August 10th thru August 22nd, Garrett gave up eight runs including three HRs in 4.2 innings over five appearances. His ERA was at a season high 3.61 as his record fell to 3-5 with six blown saves.
On August 23rd, Garrett then went on the IL with elbow inflammation missing two weeks of action. In four appearances in September, he blew two more saves.
Tommy John Surgery: After experiencing more discomfort it was discovered he needed Tommy John surgery. Reed underwent the surgery in October & will miss the entire 2026 season, giving the Mets bullpen a big blow.
In 2025 he was 3-6 with three saves, 20 holds, seven blown saves, a 3.90 ERA with 64 Ks & 26 walks in 55.1 innings in 58 appearances (third most on the staff).
Career Stats: In a five-year career Reed is 12-12 with seven saves, posting a 4.76 ERA, with 179 strike outs & 84 walks in 157 innings in 142 appearances.
Family: Reed & his wife Mary have two children, a son Beau & a daughter Lucy.
Mets Career: Reed appeared in 12 games for the AAA Syracuse Chiefs posting a 5.68 ERA but was still brought up to the Mets staff in late July.
